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Tennessee HFMA Preparing Your Occupational Mix Survey Presented by: R-C Healthcare Management Services, Inc. K. Michael Webdale Jr., CPA President & CEO Honesty, Integrity and Results You Can Depend On! Agenda General Overview


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Tennessee HFMA Preparing Your Occupational Mix Survey

Presented by: R-C Healthcare Management Services, Inc.

  • K. Michael Webdale Jr., CPA – President & CEO
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Agenda

  • General Overview

– Occupational Mix background – Importance of Occupational Mix – Who has to participate in Occupational Mix Survey? – Survey due dates

  • Discuss the categories for data input

– Gathering data

  • How occupational mix adjustment factor is calculated
  • The impact on wage index
  • Strategy for completion

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Occupational Mix Background

  • Section 304(c) of Public Law 106-544 amended section

1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act requires Centers

  • f Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to collect data every 3

years on the occupational mix of employees for each short-term, acute care hospital participating in the Medicare program.

  • CMS estimates that it takes more than 480 hours to

complete the occupational mix survey, including the time to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collection.

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Why is Occupational Mix Important?

  • “The purpose of occupational mix is to control for the

effect of the hospitals’ employment choices on the wage index”

  • “The varying labor cost associated with these choices

reflect hospital management decisions rather than geographical differences in the costs of labor”

  • To standardize skill mix across markets so that the wage

index reflects only the pure price difference between markets and the nation

  • If you decide to staff with higher RN levels your wage

index is higher so Occupational Mix controls that effect

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Why is Occupational Mix Important?

  • Markets with an expensive mix of employees and contract

labor have their AHW adjusted downward; those with a cheaper mix of employees and contract labor have their AHW increased

  • The most important factor is RN hours to total nursing
  • hours. The national percent from the previous survey was

71.5%, so if your RN percentage was greater than that, you received a negative occupational mix adjustment (OMA). If it was less than 71.5%, then the adjustment was a positive OMA

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Why is it Needed?

  • The Occupational Mix Survey is an integral part of the

wage index – Nursing salaries as a percentage of total salaries are the portion of the wage index adjusted by the Occupational Mix Adjustment Factor

  • The purpose of the data collection is to construct a

Occupational Mix Adjustment Factor (OMAF) that will be applied to the FFY 2019, 2020 and 2021 wage index

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What Has Been the Effect of the Occupational Mix?

  • Small and rural hospitals that need to hire a certain number
  • f RNs end up with a higher percentage of RN to total

nursing hours

  • These hospitals often receive a negative OMA due to this

higher percentage

  • The hospitals that the OMA was designed to help, or at

least even the playing field, are the ones most often hurt by it

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Who Must Participate?

  • Any hospital that is subject to the Inpatient Prospective

Payment System (IPPS) or any hospital that would be subject to IPPS if not granted a waiver – Excluded from the survey

  • Critical Access Hospitals
  • Any hospital that terminated participation in the

Medicare program before January 1, 2016

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Participation Rate

  • Prior survey 94% Response Rate Nationally
  • No Penalty for non-response in the past. CMS reserves the

right to apply a penalty for non-response. Currently a non- responding hospital receives its areas average

  • ccupational mix

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State Response Tennessee 96%

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Important Dates

  • The Occupational Mix Survey is due July 1, 2017 and will be

applied to the FFY 2019 – Completed Occupational Mix Survey must be submitted to your fiscal intermediaries, on the Excel reporting form.

  • Form CMS – 10079 OMS

– The Excel version of the occupational mix survey can be downloaded from CMS website

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Important Dates

  • The fifth and most recent Occupational Mix survey was

conducted from 1/1/13 to 12/31/13. Third and final year of impact begins October 1, 2017

  • This filing is for calendar year 2016 (pay periods ending

between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016) – They are looking for 26 pay periods without accruals or

  • ther adjustments
  • Due July 1, 2017

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Occupational Categories

  • The occupational categories derive directly from the BLS

employee categories

  • Include employees, directly hired and acquired under

contract – RNs – LPNs and Surgical Technologists – Nursing Assistants and Orderlies – Medical Assistants – All Other Occupations

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Occupational Categories

Occupational Category Paid Salaries Paid Hours Average Hourly Wage (Salaries/Hours) Nursing Occupation RNs LPNs and Surgical Technologists Nursing Assistants and Orderlies Medical Assistants Total Nursing All Other Occupations Total (Nursing and All Other)

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Cost Centers to be Used for Occupational Categories – from Worksheet A

COST CENTER DESCRIPTIONS Lines for 2552-10 Nursing Administration 13 Adults and Pediatrics (General Routine Care) 30 Intensive Care Unit 31 Coronary Care Unit 32 Burn Intensive Care Unit 33 Surgical Intensive Care Unit 34 Other Special Care (specify) 35 Nursery 43 Operating Room 50 Recovery Room 51 Delivery Room and Labor Room 52 Electrocardiology 66 Renal Dialysis 71 Ambulatory Surgical Center (Non-Distinct Part) 72 Other Ancillary 73 Clinics 90 Emergency 91 Observation Beds 92 Note: Subscripted cost centers that would normally fall into one of these cost centers should be included on the survey.

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Gathering the Data

  • Paid Salaries

– Regular, overtime, vacation, holiday, sick, lunch, other paid time off, severance and bonuses

  • Paid Hours

– Regular, overtime, vacation, paid holiday, sick, lunch,

  • ther paid time-off and severance hours

– Overtime hours paid at time and a half should be recorded as one hour – Salaried employees paid a fixed rate should be 40 hours per week or hours actually worked – Do not include non-paid lunch periods, and on-call hours in the total paid hours – No hours are required for bonus pay

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Who May be Involved in the Process

  • Chief Nursing Officer
  • Payroll
  • Human Resources

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Registered Nurse Wage Data

  • May 2015 U.S. BLS wage data:

– Highest – California $48.68 AHW $101,260 annual – Lowest – Iowa $26.46 AHW $ 55,040 annual

  • RN wage data for Tennessee:

– AHW - $27.67 – Annual - $57,560

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Contract Labor

  • Include all contract labor included on Worksheet S-3

– Line 11 – Direct Patient Care – Lines 28, 33 and 35 – Contracted A&G, Dietary & Housekeeping – Use amounts paid in calendar year 2016

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What is Not Included

  • Employees in areas excluded from IPPS

– Skilled-nursing facilities, psychiatric, or rehabilitation units

  • Worksheet S-3, Part II, Lines 9 and 10

– Part A Teaching Physician, Physician Part B, and CRNAs

  • Worksheet S-3, Part II, Lines 3, 4.01, 5, & 6

– Interns and Residents

  • Worksheet S-3, Part II, Lines 7

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Occupational Mix Adjustment Factor

  • CMS calculator at CMS Website
  • https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-

Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/Wage-Index-Files- Items/FY-2016-Wage-Index-Home-Page.html – Then scroll down for FY 2016 Final Rule AHW Calculator

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OMA Calculator

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Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number MAC # Occ Mix Begin Date Occ Mix End Date step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2015 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2015 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 0.00% $38.823902202 LPN and Surgical Technicians 0.00% $22.767361175 Nursing Assistants and Orderlies 0.00% $15.955866208 Medical Assistants 0.00% $18.006207097 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries $32.875956041 0.0000 0.00% ALLOTHER step 4 0.00% TOTAL Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $0 (These are inflated wages, from cell B97 from AHW calculator). THESE 3 LINES, 24, 25, 26, MUST Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 0 (Revised hours from cell B98 from AHW calculator). ALSO BE LINKED TO THE 2552-10 Unadjusted AHW 0 (Should match AHW in cell B100 from AHW calculator). SPREADSHEET!! Nurse Occ Mix Wages $0 step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $0 step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $0 step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 0.00000000 step 8 Wage Data from Cost Report You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator Spreadsheet for Final FY 2016 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW

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OMA Calculator

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Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number MAC # Occ Mix Begin Date Occ Mix End Date step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2015 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2015 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 0.00% $38.823902202 LPN and Surgical Technicians 0.00% $22.767361175 Nursing Assistants and Orderlies 0.00% $15.955866208 Medical Assistants 0.00% $18.006207097 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries $32.875956041 0.0000 0.00% ALLOTHER step 4 0.00% TOTAL Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $0 (These are inflated wages, from cell B97 from AHW calculator). THESE 3 LINES, 24, 25, 26, MUST Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 0 (Revised hours from cell B98 from AHW calculator). ALSO BE LINKED TO THE 2552-10 Unadjusted AHW 0 (Should match AHW in cell B100 from AHW calculator). SPREADSHEET!! Nurse Occ Mix Wages $0 step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $0 step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $0 step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 0.00000000 step 8 Wage Data from Cost Report You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator Spreadsheet for Final FY 2016 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW

Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's

  • ccupational mix spreadsheet
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OMA Calculator

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Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number MAC # Occ Mix Begin Date Occ Mix End Date step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2015 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2015 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 0.00% $38.823902202 LPN and Surgical Technicians 0.00% $22.767361175 Nursing Assistants and Orderlies 0.00% $15.955866208 Medical Assistants 0.00% $18.006207097 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries $32.875956041 0.0000 0.00% ALLOTHER step 4 0.00% TOTAL Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $0 (These are inflated wages, from cell B97 from AHW calculator). THESE 3 LINES, 24, 25, 26, MUST Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 0 (Revised hours from cell B98 from AHW calculator). ALSO BE LINKED TO THE 2552-10 Unadjusted AHW 0 (Should match AHW in cell B100 from AHW calculator). SPREADSHEET!! Nurse Occ Mix Wages $0 step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $0 step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $0 step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 0.00000000 step 8 Wage Data from Cost Report You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator Spreadsheet for Final FY 2016 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW

Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's

  • ccupational mix spreadsheet

Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers

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OMA Calculator

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Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number MAC # Occ Mix Begin Date Occ Mix End Date step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2015 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2015 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 0.00% $38.823902202 LPN and Surgical Technicians 0.00% $22.767361175 National Nurse Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 0.00% $15.955866208 Medical Assistants 0.00% $18.006207097 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries $32.875956041 0.0000 0.00% ALLOTHER step 4 0.00% TOTAL Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $0 (These are inflated wages, from cell B97 from AHW calculator). THESE 3 LINES, 24, 25, 26, MUST Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 0 (Revised hours from cell B98 from AHW calculator). ALSO BE LINKED TO THE 2552-10 Unadjusted AHW 0 (Should match AHW in cell B100 from AHW calculator). SPREADSHEET!! Nurse Occ Mix Wages $0 step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $0 step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $0 step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 0.00000000 step 8 Wage Data from Cost Report You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator Spreadsheet for Final FY 2016 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW

Fields in BOLD and/or BLUE are calculated fields-- DO NOT ENTER any information here Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's

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Occupational Mix Adjustment Factor

  • Calculate Impact on AHW

– Step 1 - Determine % of each subcategory by hours – Step 2 - Multiply each subcategory by National AHW – Step 3 - Determines AHW by subcategory – Step 4 - Sum for Hospital Nursing AHW – Step 5 - Compare Hospital Nursing AHW to National – Step 6 - Calculates Nurse Occ Mix factor – Step 7 - Multiply this by Nursing % to total – Step 8 - Add to “All Other” %

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Positive Occupational Mix Adjustment

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Spreadsheet for Final FY 2013 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator

Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number FI # Occ Mix Begin Date 1/1/2009 Occ Mix End Date 12/31/2009 step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2011 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2011 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 2,500,000 74,000,000 67.92% $37.435806262 25.425025 LPN and Surgical Technicians 169,000 3,200,000 4.59% $21.779745192 0.9999394 Nursing Assistants and Orderlies 1,000,000 14,000,000 27.17% $15.334363984 4.1658147 Medical Assistants 12,000 150,000 0.33% $17.232523608 0.0561777 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries 3,681,000 91,350,000 30.646956 $31.852574284 1.0393 47.74% ALLOTHER 4,500,000 100,000,000 step 4 52.26% TOTAL 8,181,000 191,350,000 Wage Data from Cost Report Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $146,433,337(These are inflated wages, from cell B99 from AHW calculator). Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 3,125,000(Revised hours from cell B100 from AHW calculator). Unadjusted AHW 46.85866784(Should match AHW in cell B103 from AHW calculator). Nurse Occ Mix Wages $72,656,961step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $76,526,437step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $149,183,398step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 47.73868738step 8 Occupational Mix Adjustment 1.9%

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Positive Occupational Mix Adjustment

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Spreadsheet for Final FY 2013 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator

Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number FI # Occ Mix Begin Date 1/1/2009 Occ Mix End Date 12/31/2009 step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2011 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2011 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 2,500,000 74,000,000 67.92% $37.435806262 25.425025 LPN and Surgical Technicians 169,000 3,200,000 4.59% $21.779745192 0.9999394 Nursing Assistants and Orderlies 1,000,000 14,000,000 27.17% $15.334363984 4.1658147 Medical Assistants 12,000 150,000 0.33% $17.232523608 0.0561777 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries 3,681,000 91,350,000 30.646956 $31.852574284 1.0393 47.74% ALLOTHER 4,500,000 100,000,000 step 4 52.26% TOTAL 8,181,000 191,350,000 Wage Data from Cost Report Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $146,433,337(These are inflated wages, from cell B99 from AHW calculator). Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 3,125,000(Revised hours from cell B100 from AHW calculator). Unadjusted AHW 46.85866784(Should match AHW in cell B103 from AHW calculator). Nurse Occ Mix Wages $72,656,961step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $76,526,437step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $149,183,398step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 47.73868738step 8 Occupational Mix Adjustment 1.9%

step 1 Provider % by Subcategory 67.92% 4.59% 27.17% 0.33%

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Positive Occupational Mix Adjustment

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Spreadsheet for Final FY 2013 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator

Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number FI # Occ Mix Begin Date 1/1/2009 Occ Mix End Date 12/31/2009 step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2011 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2011 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 2,500,000 74,000,000 67.92% $37.435806262 25.425025 LPN and Surgical Technicians 169,000 3,200,000 4.59% $21.779745192 0.9999394 Nursing Assistants and Orderlies 1,000,000 14,000,000 27.17% $15.334363984 4.1658147 Medical Assistants 12,000 150,000 0.33% $17.232523608 0.0561777 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries 3,681,000 91,350,000 30.646956 $31.852574284 1.0393 47.74% ALLOTHER 4,500,000 100,000,000 step 4 52.26% TOTAL 8,181,000 191,350,000 Wage Data from Cost Report Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $146,433,337(These are inflated wages, from cell B99 from AHW calculator). Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 3,125,000(Revised hours from cell B100 from AHW calculator). Unadjusted AHW 46.85866784(Should match AHW in cell B103 from AHW calculator). Nurse Occ Mix Wages $72,656,961step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $76,526,437step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $149,183,398step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 47.73868738step 8 Occupational Mix Adjustment 1.9%

step 2 FY 2011 Final National AHWs by Subcategory $37.435806262 $21.779745192 $15.334363984 $17.232523608

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Positive Occupational Mix Adjustment

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Spreadsheet for Final FY 2013 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator

Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number FI # Occ Mix Begin Date 1/1/2009 Occ Mix End Date 12/31/2009 step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2011 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2011 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 2,500,000 74,000,000 67.92% $37.435806262 25.425025 LPN and Surgical Technicians 169,000 3,200,000 4.59% $21.779745192 0.9999394 Nursing Assistants and Orderlies 1,000,000 14,000,000 27.17% $15.334363984 4.1658147 Medical Assistants 12,000 150,000 0.33% $17.232523608 0.0561777 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries 3,681,000 91,350,000 30.646956 $31.852574284 1.0393 47.74% ALLOTHER 4,500,000 100,000,000 step 4 52.26% TOTAL 8,181,000 191,350,000 Wage Data from Cost Report Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $146,433,337(These are inflated wages, from cell B99 from AHW calculator). Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 3,125,000(Revised hours from cell B100 from AHW calculator). Unadjusted AHW 46.85866784(Should match AHW in cell B103 from AHW calculator). Nurse Occ Mix Wages $72,656,961step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $76,526,437step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $149,183,398step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 47.73868738step 8 Occupational Mix Adjustment 1.9%

step 3 Provider Adjusted AHW 25.425025 0.9999394 4.1658147 0.0561777 30.646956 step 4

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Positive Occupational Mix Adjustment

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Spreadsheet for Final FY 2013 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator

Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number FI # Occ Mix Begin Date 1/1/2009 Occ Mix End Date 12/31/2009 step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2011 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2011 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 2,500,000 74,000,000 67.92% $37.435806262 25.425025 LPN and Surgical Technicians 169,000 3,200,000 4.59% $21.779745192 0.9999394 Nursing Assistants and Orderlies 1,000,000 14,000,000 27.17% $15.334363984 4.1658147 Medical Assistants 12,000 150,000 0.33% $17.232523608 0.0561777 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries 3,681,000 91,350,000 30.646956 $31.852574284 1.0393 47.74% ALLOTHER 4,500,000 100,000,000 step 4 52.26% TOTAL 8,181,000 191,350,000 Wage Data from Cost Report Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $146,433,337(These are inflated wages, from cell B99 from AHW calculator). Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 3,125,000(Revised hours from cell B100 from AHW calculator). Unadjusted AHW 46.85866784(Should match AHW in cell B103 from AHW calculator). Nurse Occ Mix Wages $72,656,961step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $76,526,437step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $149,183,398step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 47.73868738step 8 Occupational Mix Adjustment 1.9%

step 5 Final FY 2011 National Adjusted Nurse AHW $31.852574284

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Positive Occupational Mix Adjustment

Medicare Reimbursement Experts Since 1990

Spreadsheet for Final FY 2013 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator

Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number FI # Occ Mix Begin Date 1/1/2009 Occ Mix End Date 12/31/2009 step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2011 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2011 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 2,500,000 74,000,000 67.92% $37.435806262 25.425025 LPN and Surgical Technicians 169,000 3,200,000 4.59% $21.779745192 0.9999394 Nursing Assistants and Orderlies 1,000,000 14,000,000 27.17% $15.334363984 4.1658147 Medical Assistants 12,000 150,000 0.33% $17.232523608 0.0561777 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries 3,681,000 91,350,000 30.646956 $31.852574284 1.0393 47.74% ALLOTHER 4,500,000 100,000,000 step 4 52.26% TOTAL 8,181,000 191,350,000 Wage Data from Cost Report Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $146,433,337(These are inflated wages, from cell B99 from AHW calculator). Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 3,125,000(Revised hours from cell B100 from AHW calculator). Unadjusted AHW 46.85866784(Should match AHW in cell B103 from AHW calculator). Nurse Occ Mix Wages $72,656,961step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $76,526,437step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $149,183,398step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 47.73868738step 8 Occupational Mix Adjustment 1.9%

step 6 Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor 1.0393

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Positive Occupational Mix Adjustment

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Spreadsheet for Final FY 2013 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator

Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number FI # Occ Mix Begin Date 1/1/2009 Occ Mix End Date 12/31/2009 step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2011 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2011 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 2,500,000 74,000,000 67.92% $37.435806262 25.425025 LPN and Surgical Technicians 169,000 3,200,000 4.59% $21.779745192 0.9999394 Nursing Assistants and Orderlies 1,000,000 14,000,000 27.17% $15.334363984 4.1658147 Medical Assistants 12,000 150,000 0.33% $17.232523608 0.0561777 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries 3,681,000 91,350,000 30.646956 $31.852574284 1.0393 47.74% ALLOTHER 4,500,000 100,000,000 step 4 52.26% TOTAL 8,181,000 191,350,000 Wage Data from Cost Report Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $146,433,337(These are inflated wages, from cell B99 from AHW calculator). Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 3,125,000(Revised hours from cell B100 from AHW calculator). Unadjusted AHW 46.85866784(Should match AHW in cell B103 from AHW calculator). Nurse Occ Mix Wages $72,656,961step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $76,526,437step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $149,183,398step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 47.73868738step 8 Occupational Mix Adjustment 1.9%

in step 7 Provider % by Total 47.74% 52.26%

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Positive Occupational Mix Adjustment

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Spreadsheet for Final FY 2013 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator

Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number FI # Occ Mix Begin Date 1/1/2009 Occ Mix End Date 12/31/2009 step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2011 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2011 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 2,500,000 74,000,000 67.92% $37.435806262 25.425025 LPN and Surgical Technicians 169,000 3,200,000 4.59% $21.779745192 0.9999394 Nursing Assistants and Orderlies 1,000,000 14,000,000 27.17% $15.334363984 4.1658147 Medical Assistants 12,000 150,000 0.33% $17.232523608 0.0561777 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries 3,681,000 91,350,000 30.646956 $31.852574284 1.0393 47.74% ALLOTHER 4,500,000 100,000,000 step 4 52.26% TOTAL 8,181,000 191,350,000 Wage Data from Cost Report Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $146,433,337(These are inflated wages, from cell B99 from AHW calculator). Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 3,125,000(Revised hours from cell B100 from AHW calculator). Unadjusted AHW 46.85866784(Should match AHW in cell B103 from AHW calculator). Nurse Occ Mix Wages $72,656,961step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $76,526,437step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $149,183,398step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 47.73868738step 8 Occupational Mix Adjustment 1.9%

$72,656,961step 7 $76,526,437step 7 $149,183,398step 8 47.73868738step 8

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Negative Occupational Mix Adjustment

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Spreadsheet for Final FY 2013 Calculation of Provider Occupational Mix AHW You Must Fill Out the AHW Calculator Tab Before Filling Out the Occupational Mix Calculator

Fields in PINK are filled in by the provider from the provider's occupational mix spreadsheet Fields in GREEN are filled in from IPPS wage index Web Site or Federal Registers Fields in BOLD and/or Blue are calculated fields--DO NOT ENTER any information here

Provider Information Provider Number FI # Occ Mix Begin Date 1/1/2009 Occ Mix End Date 12/31/2009 step 1 step 2 step 3 step 5 step 6 in step 7 Provider Occ Mix Hours Provider Occ Mix Salaries Provider % by Subcategory FY 2011 Final National AHWs by Subcategory Provider Adjusted AHW Final FY 2011 National Adjusted Nurse AHW Nurse Occ Mix Adjustment Factor Provider % by Total RN 1,000,000 35,000,000 84.46% $37.435806262 31.61808 LPN and Surgical Technicians 170,000 3,000,000 14.36% $21.779745192 3.1271594 Nursing Assistants and Orderlies 14,000 200,000 1.18% $15.334363984 0.1813185 Medical Assistants 0.00% $17.232523608 Total Nurse Hours and Salaries 1,184,000 38,200,000 34.926557 $31.852574284 0.9120 32.59% ALLOTHER 3,800,000 79,000,000 step 4 67.41% TOTAL 4,984,000 117,200,000 Wage Data from Cost Report Wages (From S-3, Parts II and III) $146,433,337(These are inflated wages, from cell B99 from AHW calculator). Hours (From S-3, Parts II and III) 3,125,000(Revised hours from cell B100 from AHW calculator). Unadjusted AHW 46.85866784(Should match AHW in cell B103 from AHW calculator). Nurse Occ Mix Wages $43,527,574step 7 All Other Unadjusted Occ Mix Wages $98,705,065step 7 Total Occ Mix Wages $142,232,639step 8 Final Occ Mix Adjusted AHW 45.51444461step 8

  • 2.9%
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How Significant an Impact on the Wage Index?

  • Largest Impact typically occurs in CBSAs where

there are few hospitals:

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grand, CA

(42020) – 6.40% decrease

  • Lebanon, PA (30140) – 14.20% increase

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Impact on Wage Index for Tennessee CBSA’s

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CBSA NAME WI without OCC MIX OCC MIX Adjustment FY 2017 WI

44 TENNESSEE 0.7192 0.0044 0.7236 16860 Chattanooga, TN-GA 0.8568 0.0129 0.8697 17300 Clarksville, TN-KY 0.7236 (0.0117) 0.7236* 17420 Cleveland, TN 0.7424 0.0606 0.8030 27180 Jackson, TN 0.7236 (0.0068) 0.7236* 27740 Johnson City, TN 0.7236 (0.0082) 0.7236* 28700 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA 0.7236 0.0055 0.7236* 28940 Knoxville, TN 0.7236 0.0002 0.7236* 32820 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 0.8721 (0.0035) 0.8686 34100 Morristown, TN 0.7236 (0.0082) 0.7236* 34980 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro-- Franklin, TN 0.9222 (0.0045) 0.9177

*Receiving Rural Floor

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  • Minimize the RN percentage and maximize the other

three components of the first category

  • Your hospital’s percentage of RN hours to total nursing

hours will be compared to the national average

  • If you’re above the national average, you get a

negative adjustment; below national figures gives a positive adjustment

  • The national average in the last survey was 71.5%.

Strategy for Optimization

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  • As you review job titles, ask yourself;

“Are they involved in patient care?”

Job Titles & Patient Care

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  • When categorizing RNs, include only those involved with

patient care

  • Those performing solely administration functions should

be included in “ALL OTHER” category

  • Also look at RNs on floors that may be solely

administrative or educational

What Does the RN Do?

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  • The categories of LPN's, nurse aides, orderlies, attendants

and medical assistants need to be scrutinized so that they are included in an effort to dilute the RN impact

  • Other departments should be investigated to see if they

have any employees who actually do the work of LPN's, aides, orderlies and attendants

  • Examples include patient transport and non-excluded

clinics

Nursing Occupation Categories

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Where to Assign the Data

  • Director of Nursing or anyone handling those functions

should be in the “All Other” category

  • Transportation for surgery

– Include in LPN’s and Surgical Technologists per the instructions

  • Advanced Practice Nurses

– Exclude if billed under Part B – Instructions say to include in “All Other” if included on S-3

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What’s Next?

  • Plan ahead – Data required is this calendar year

– Who is preparing the form?

  • Collecting your data

– Pay Periods ending between January 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016 – Contract labor hours – Home office – Related organization

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Questions

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– mwebdale@rcmgmt.com

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– dhanak@rcmgmt.com

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